Gallbladder triplication
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Mudgal P, Kang O, Knipe H, Gallbladder triplication. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-27542
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6 Feb 2014, Prashant Mudgal
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Gallbladder triplication is an extremely rare anomaly. There are three types of gallbladder triplication are described according to the number of cystic duct and their insertion:
- Three gallbladders and three cystic ducts which unite to form a common cystic duct before joining the common bile duct (CBD).
- Two cystic ducts join to form a common duct before joining the CBD and remaining cystic duct enters the CBD separately.
- All three cystic ducts join the CBD separately.
Embryologically, accessory gallbladders result from persistence of rudimentary bile duct buds. As in gallbladder duplication, a higher incidence of pathology may occur in gallbladder triplication.
References
- 1. ROSS R, SACHS M. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1968;104 (3): . doi:10.2214/ajr.104.3.656
- 2. of of Pathology DPWHCEELDA. Pathology of the Pancreas, Gallbladder, Extrahepatic Biliary Tract, and Ampullary Region. Oxford University Press. (2003) ISBN:019977174X. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 3. M.D. JWM. Imaging Atlas of the Normal Gallbladder and Its Variants. CRC Press. (1994) ISBN:0849347882. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
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